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Barack Obama: At the end of the day, the best way to bring our deficit down in the long run is not with a budget that continues the…

On the recordMarch 23, 2009
At the end of the day, the best way to bring our deficit down in the long run is not with a budget that continues the very same policies that have led us to a narrow prosperity and massive debt. It's with a budget that leads to broad economic growth, by moving from an era of borrow and spend to one where we save and invest.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama discusses the need for a budget that promotes economic growth to reduce the deficit.

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